Woman indicted for killing cousins in July

ELYRIA – Donna Brown, who is accused of gunning down two of her cousins, Dale Linder Jr. and Justin Linder, has been indicted on capital murder charges.

Donna Brown, 24, is charged with aggravated murder, murder, felonious assault, aggravated burglary and tampering with evidence for the July 5 shooting.

Police have said Brown walked into he Linders’ home and shot Dale Linder Jr. She then shot Justin Linder outside, according to investigators.

Mike Duff, Brown’s defense attorney, has argued that Brown shot the brothers in self-defense because they had been harassing her about her sexual orientation. He contends Brown was attacked at Fourth of July party and the brothers were terrorizing her before that for being a lesbian.

Brad Dicken is the senior writer for the Chronicle-Telegram. He covers courts and county government, and has been with the Chronicle since 2001. He can be reached at 329-7147 or BDicken@chroniclet.com. Follow him on Twitter.